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On Dec 29, 2015, at 11:11 PM, Evan Foss (evanfoss AT gmail DOT com) [via =
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 30, 2015 at 5:52 AM, John Doty <jpd AT noqsi DOT com> wrote:
>>=20
>> On Dec 29, 2015, at 10:29 PM, gedau AT igor2 DOT repo DOT hu wrote:
>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>> A common netlist/bom format with a canonical form (so equivalent =
netlists would be identical) would be a useful intermediate.
>>>=20
>>> Could work. To me, the current patch format is much cleaner. I =
already have fully working code both in pcb-rnd and gschem. If you =
implement an alternative solution that is at least as capable, let me =
know.
>>=20
>> I=92m not saying get rid of your patch format. But you took a =
shortcut generally not available by having pcb make the patch directly. =
Some more general approach is needed. Common, canonical forms of netlist =
and BOM could drive patch file generation, and they could be useful for =
other things (as others have noted).
>=20
> It is a documented format for passing information in. Why not add a
> tool (as you have suggested in other moments over and over) to support
> other PCB programs.

That=92s what I=92m suggesting. Or, more precisely:

A tool for each netlist and BOM format to convert to canonical form.

A tool to make Igor=92s patch file from the differences in the canonical =
files.

John Doty              Noqsi Aerospace, Ltd.
http://www.noqsi.com/
jpd AT noqsi DOT com



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